Firing Up Summer season Enjoyable, Thanks to The Home Depot

There’s one thing particular about summertime – the odor of burgers on the grill, laughter echoing throughout the garden, water video games, sunshine, and the straightforward pleasure of spending time outside with household and associates. Thanks to the generosity of The Home Depot, kids on the KidsPeace Orchard Hills Campus had been in a position to expertise these cherished summer season moments in an entire new method.

Through a beneficiant grant, The Home Depot offered funding for 9 new grills, grill covers, and grilling equipment, giving our residential packages the chance to host outside cookouts and celebrations all through the summer season. The timing couldn’t have been higher, arriving simply in time for Fourth of July festivities and a season crammed with alternatives to carry kids collectively.

For many people, gathering round a grill for a sizzling canine or cheeseburger is a well-known a part of rising up. But for a number of the kids we serve, these easy traditions are experiences they’ve by no means had earlier than. For a number of, this summer season marked the very first time they loved a basic yard barbecue.

The new grills have turn into way more than cooking tools – they’ve turn into gathering locations the place reminiscences are made. Kids and employees have loved afternoons crammed with splash toys, outside video games, music, laughter, and shared meals that assist create a way of normalcy, belonging, and connection.

At KidsPeace, therapeutic doesn’t solely occur in remedy periods or school rooms. Sometimes it occurs round a picnic desk, whereas roasting sizzling canine, enjoying exterior, laughing with associates, and easily having fun with the carefree moments each little one deserves.

“These grills have given our teams another wonderful way to create meaningful experiences for the children in our care,” says Paige Keeter, MA, BCBA, Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Senior Program Director at PA Residential. “They allow us to celebrate milestones, enjoy summer traditions, and remind our kids that it’s okay to simply be kids. Hope, help, and healing can absolutely be fun, and we’re incredibly grateful to the Home Depot for making these special moments possible.”

Earlier this month, KidsPeace associates visited The Home Depot to hand-deliver thank-you playing cards from the youngsters we serve. The heartfelt messages had been a small strategy to categorical their gratitude for Home Depot’s ongoing generosity and dedication to supporting them and KidsPeace.

KidsPeace extends its heartfelt due to The Home Depot for investing in experiences that transcend a meal. Their generosity helps create joyful traditions, strengthen connections, and supply the on a regular basis moments that remind our youngsters they’re cared for, valued, and surrounded by individuals who need them to thrive.